A bouquet, Henriette Geertruida Knip, ca. 1820
At the end of the 18th century, it became out of fashion to paint still lifes overflowing with flowers and fruit. Henriette Geertruida Knip capitalized on this and here watercolored only a few varieties and also omitted the vase. Her ornate flower arrangements were very popular. In 1819, for example, she won a silver medal in Paris with one of her flower watercolors
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